Sample Timeline
Following the four core courses, students schedule their own course of study, depending on their own calendar and obligations.
- Students are not required to take a seminar every quarter, however, taking quarter(s) off will make it difficult to complete the program in four years.
- With prior approval, students may take a Leave or Absence for up to one year. This leave does not count toward the five-year maximum allowed to degree.
- Students may take a maximum of two seminars per quarter, and a total of three seminars in two consecutive quarters.
- Due to the structure of the curriculum and policies on maximum number of units per quarter, the MLA degree cannot be completed in fewer than four years.
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Sample Timeline I: Degree in Four Years |
Sample Timeline I: Degree in Five Years |
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| Quarter | Coursework | |
| Autumn 15-16 | Foundations I | Foundations I |
| Winter 15-16 | Foundations II | Foundations II |
| Spring 15-16 | Foundations III | Foundations III |
| Summer 15-16 | ||
| Autumn 16-17 | Core Introductory Seminar | Core Introductory Seminar |
| Winter 16-17 | 1st Seminar | 1st Seminar |
| Spring 16-17 | 2nd Seminar | 2nd Seminar |
| Summer 16-17 | 3rd Seminar | |
| Autumn 17-18 | 4th and 5th Seminar | 3rd Seminar |
| Winter 17-18 | 6th Seminar | 4th Seminar |
| Spring 17-18 | 7th Seminar and file prospectus | 5th Seminar |
| Summer 17-18 | Begin working on Thesis | |
| Autumn 18-19 | Enroll in Thesis-in-Progress | 6th Seminar |
| Winter 18-19 | Enroll in Thesis-in-Progress | 7th Seminar and file prospectus |
| Spring 18-19 | Final Quarter and June Graduation | Enroll in Thesis-in-Progress |
| Summer 18-19 | Enroll in Thesis-in-Progress | |
| Autumn 19-20 | Enroll in Thesis-in-Progress | |
| Winter 19-20 | Enroll in Thesis-in-Progress | |
| Spring 19-20 | Final Quarter and June Graduation |